Yellow Submarine follows the adventures of The Beatles as they are transported to a surreal underwater world by a band of music-hating creatures. With the help of Captain Fred and his Yellow Submarine, The Beatles must save Pepperland from the villainous Blue Meanies and bring music, love, and peace back to the land.
When the small town of Heartland is threatened by a greedy record producer, the band Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band must embark on a musical adventure to save the day. With the help of their friends and the power of their music, they prove that love and friendship can conquer all.
Two Weeks with Love is a charming romantic comedy set in the Catskill Mountains, following the story of a teenage girl and her family as they spend a two-week vacation at a summer resort. The film revolves around the adventures, misadventures, and romantic rivalries that unfold during their time at the resort. With catchy songs, delightful dance acts, and heartwarming moments, this musical comedy is a must-watch for fans of the genre.
Picnic is a classic 1955 drama and romance movie that takes place in a small town in Kansas, USA. The story revolves around a love triangle that forms during a Labor Day picnic. The movie explores themes of social differences, sexual repression, and social prejudices. It delves into the relationships between college friends, mother and daughter, and sister and sister. The plot also involves a beauty queen, a pie-eating contest, and the consequences of drinking while driving. With its melodramatic elements and compelling characters, Picnic is a captivating film that highlights the complexities of human relationships.
In a small town, a newspaper reporter named Luther Heggs spends the night in a haunted house to prove his bravery. He uncovers a mystery involving a murder-suicide, a hidden staircase, and a pipe organ. With the help of his friends, Luther must unravel the secrets of the mansion and clear his name.
The Notorious Landlady follows the story of a landlady who gets caught up in a series of comedic and mysterious events. From stolen jewelry to diplomatic passports, she finds herself in over her head as she tries to navigate through a web of deception. With unexpected twists and turns, this madcap comedy keeps audiences guessing until the very end.
In the early 1900s, a group of conservationists embarks on a survival adventure in the treacherous Florida Everglades. They face various challenges including encounters with dangerous animals, crooked businessmen, and environmental issues. Along the way, they develop a mutual respect for each other and the fragile ecosystem they are trying to protect.
J. D. Forbes, head of the almost-bankrupt Four Star Studios in Hollywood contacts band leader Kay Kyser, who puts on a radio and-live theatre program called "The Kollege of Musical Knowledge," to appear in films. When manager Chuck Deems gets the studio offer, he and band members Ginny Simms, Sully Mason, Ish Kabiddle, Harry Babbitt and the others are all fired up at the prospect of going to Hollywood and working in the movies, but band-leader Kay is all against it and says his old grandmother has told him to stay in his own back yard, but he relents. Once there, Stacey Delmore, a Four Star associate producer left in charge of the studio while Forbes is out of town, discovers that the screenplay writers have prepared a script that has Kay Kyser playing a glamorous lover in an exotic European setting.
Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic stone from India, he wishes that he could be young again. His wish is immediately fulfilled and the two change bodies with each other. Mr Bultitude becomes a school boy who smokes cigars and has a very conservative view on child upbringing, while his son Dick becomes a gentleman who spends his time drinking lemonade and arranging children's parties.
Buster and Chauncey - the world's greatest Mouse-icians - have arrived in Oberndorf for their shot at the big time: performing for the queen at the annual Christmas Pageant! But on Christmas Eve, Burghermeister Huffenmeir finds all the preparations for the festivities destroyed and the treasure of Oberndorf missing. When he accuses Buster and Chauncey's friend Christina - an orphan in search of her long lost family - it seems certain that Christmas will be ruined. Now it's up to the Moustroes of Mistletoe to help Christina reveal the real culprits, return the treasure and show the town of Oberndorf the true meaning of Christmas.
The World's Greatest Fair is a documentary film that explores the history and impact of the 1904 World's Fair. It showcases the recreation of the fair and highlights various aspects such as ragtime music, the role of the publisher, indigenous people, and the technological advancements of the time. The film also delves into the tragic trainwreck that occurred during the fair and the influence of the fair on the city of St. Louis.
When two musicians are fired from their orchestra, they must find a way to survive on the streets. They end up staying in a boarding house, where they get into various comedic misadventures.
Band leader Phil Harris, through a misunderstanding, finds himself with a job as a professional escort, and a date to take a rich young society girl to a night club. She picks the club where the Harris band is playing. Phil is kept busy trying to keep the band from telling the girl who he really is, and to keep the girl distracted enough so she won't notice he is leading the band.
The growth of juvenile crime in a small town starts a movement for the building of a youth center.
Wealthy Kip Artmitage III (Robert Rockwell) honors his late wartime friend's request to look after the friend's "little sister."
Louis Prima, between song numbers, tells how he happened to get a job in a Hollywood cafe playing music while a couple, unrelated to anything else, play a slot machine in the background. This short was reissued in 1944 and again in 1952. Lucille Ball has a bit part. Song numbers include; "Way Down Yonder in New Orleans", "Up a Lazy River", "Dinah","Basin Street Blues" and "Johnny Get Your Gun."
Evelyn Palmer, a débutante society girl who also is a property landlord, becomes interested in the plight of one of her tenants, a struggling band-leader, to the extent she becomes a hostess in a dance club, incognito, where the band plays, and soon is the band's singer.
Piker's Peak is a hilarious Looney Tunes animated short film set in the scenic Swiss Alps. The story follows Bugs Bunny as he encounters various challenges and adventures while trying to reach the mountain peak. With funny and surreal moments, the film brings together colorful characters like Yosemite Sam and a Saint Bernard dog. Get ready for a lighthearted and entertaining journey!
This is a heart-wrenching story about a happy-go-lucky 17 year-old boy with a passion for life and love. Under his free spirit are problems that he must deal with. His mother died, his alcoholic father is unapproachable, and ...the biggest problem of all... he has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The only support he receives is from a sister who also lives a fractured life, his immature best friend, and his girlfriend. "Swimming Upstream" is a moving and honest look at life's painful realities and how this teen deals with them.
Bandleader Frances Carroll leads The Coquettes, an all-female band, in several swing tunes.